CVE-2022-0199 Coming soon and Maintenance mode < 3.6.8 - Arbitrary Email Sending to Subscribed Users via CSRF

Q: What is CVE-2022-0199?

CVE-2022-0199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Coming soon and Maintenance mode, published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Q: Is CVE-2022-0199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-0199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 4.3 Published 21 Feb 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can trick admins into sending arbitrary emails to subscribers via CSRF in the Coming soon and Maintenance mode plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-0199?

CVE-2022-0199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Coming soon and Maintenance mode, published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Coming soon and Maintenance mode WordPress plugin before 3.6.8 does not have CSRF check in its coming_soon_send_mail AJAX action, allowing attackers to make logged in admin to send arbitrary emails to all subscribed users via a CSRF attack

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0199?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpdevart Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-0199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4hmp-c47h-m87p.